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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]On the other hand, [b]we have a lot of pressures that are outside of the principal's prerogative or ability to influence -- and those pressures are a constant threat to teachers' abilities to focus on core responsibilities of good teaching and learning in classrooms.[/b] When you have a crew of teachers who place a high amount of value in producing outstanding teaching and learning in their classrooms, it is those pressures, as well as things like missing steps, that cause teachers to become disenchanted and to start looking for other options. 
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+1  And the best principals are the ones who keep those pressures away from the teachers as much as possible.  Unfortunately this can be at the expense of the principal's reputation with his/her bosses.  The best principals are straight up honest with the teaching staff about this stuff.  The staff often knows where the pressures are coming from, but it helps to know the principal is in their corner and willing to fight back when demands are unreasonable.  And missing steps, yeah, that's a big problem because you never get those steps back.  The result of missing those steps is often a lower pension and the impact of that is huge.  [/quote]

100% agreed.[/quote]

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